Waterloo Region Generations
A record of the people of Waterloo Region, Ontario.

Harold Shiry

Male 1926 - 2013  (87 years)


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  • Name Harold Shiry 
    Born 15 Jun 1926  [1
    Gender Male 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-184459 
    Died 3 Sep 2013  Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I184459  Generations
    Last Modified 6 Apr 2024 

    Father Alfred Shiry,   b. 11 Nov 1896, Of, Preston (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1963  (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Minnie Ann Mader,   b. 6 Apr 1896, Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Dec 1992, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 96 years) 
    Family ID F25639  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hildegarde Ann "Hilda" Merlau 
    Last Modified 7 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F56104  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • SHIRY, Harold Passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 3, 2013 at St. Luke's Place, Cambridge, in his 88th year. Beloved husband of Hilda (nee Merlau) whom he married June 6, 1964. Dear father of Pauline, Brian and his wife Rebecca and Helen and her husband Blair Capling. Sadly missed by grandchildren Benjamin and Jack Shiry, Jordan, Jasper and Jesse Capling. Survived by sisters-in-law Ruth Fuhr, Nelma Merlau, and nieces and nephews. Predeceased by his parents Alfred and Minnie Shiry, brothers-in-law Lorne Fuhr, Henry Merlau and Edward Dedels and sister-in-law Eleanor Dedels. Harold was a dairy farmer in the Waterloo Region for many years until he retired in 2008. He also won many awards for public speaking and was a graduate of Emmanuel Bible School. Harold's family will receive relatives and friends from 7-9 p.m. on Friday, September 6, 2013 at the Henry Walser Funeral Home , 507 Frederick Street, Kitchener, 519-749-8467. Visitation will continue from 10: 30 - 11: 15 a.m. at Faith Evangelical Missionary Church (3849 King St. E., Kitchener) on Saturday, September 7, 2013, followed by a funeral service at 11: 30 a.m. Reception to follow. Interment at Rush's Cemetery, Wellesley. As expressions of sympathy, donations to Faith Evangelical Missionary Church, Beacon Baptist Church or St. Luke's Place, Cambridge would be appreciated by the family (cards available at the funeral home). Visit www.henrywalser.com for Harold's memorial.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3231] Find A Grave, Cemetery, R., America, N., Municipality, W., & Cemetery, R. (1926). Harold Shiry (1926-2013) - Find A Grave Memorial. Findagrave.com. Retrieved 27 July 2018, from https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116562765/harold-shiry.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsDied - 3 Sep 2013 - Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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